“We immediately had to do an emergency cut and sew to remake a new thong in a larger size,” she says.Hulu's Pam & Tommy is like a '90s nostalgia time capsule. Unfortunately, on the day they went to film the first scene with Stan in his now-infamously prosthetic penis, Lennox got a call from the crew saying the g-strings were not able to cover the whole prosthetic. “But luckily we got them and made many pairs in a variety of fabrics and colors.” “Someone else really wanted them too!” she laughs. She began by hunting down authentic ‘90s leopard g-strings on eBay and was surprised to find herself in a bidding war. “It was important to me to make sure the cut and fit of the garment was period-correct and I needed a sample to make a pattern,” Lennox tells me. Tommy Lee’s g-stringsĪnd, last but certainly not least, the thong underwear Stan dons throughout the series. Paying homage to the real Pam and Tommy's sartorial choices was important to Lennox, as seen with. “We decided to add accessories-a belt, boots, hatband, suspenders and mesh top-that were in line with what Tommy wore during his earlier years to incorporate the rock ‘n’ roll glam side to him.” Taking inspiration from various styles that were popular during the era of the zoot suit (1930s-40s), she added a ‘90s flair to the look with a custom-made hat and jewelry. “I thought this was a perfect opportunity for Sebastian’s character to be the peacock he is! I chose red as it was a color that Tommy was often seen wearing, and we were able to source a fabric with flame designs built into the texture.”
The words written to describe the look in the script were ‘a zoot suit made out of carpet fabric’, and Lennox ran with it. Tommy Lee’s custom-made red suitĬhallenged to create many-a bold look for Stan’s Tommy Lee, the costume department took a particular shine to a custom-made red suit he’d wear to the reimagined Barb Wire premiere. “As with many outfits we found for her, we often shortened and tailored them to fit her body snugly, which was a signature look for Pam.” 3. “She needed to pop and outshine everyone else in the club. “I thought of her as a shining beam of light across the club and catching his eye,” she says. When reading the script for the first time, she immediately envisioned Anderson in gold and couldn’t shake the thought. |My next most favorite is the gold vintage Vivienne Westwood dress Pam wears in the nightclub scene when she first meets Tommy,” Lennox says. Lily James as Pamela Anderson, recreating her infamous Jay Leno interview for Pam & Tommy Hulu 2. “The garment also needed a new prosthetic chest plate created to mimic the shape that her real breasts made in the dress.”
“Her character was pregnant at the time so we added paneling to accommodate the pregnancy bump.
“We were able to source a vintage black 1993 couture Versace gown that was extremely sexy, with slits up to Lily’s thigh,” she says.
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The series actually begins with the look, recapping awkward 1996 Tonight Show interview and introducing the audience to Lily James’ Pamela Anderson.Īfter discussing the best way to retell the moment with Barry Lee Moe (hair department head), David Williams (makeup department head) and Jason Collins (special makeup effects designer), Lennox knew it would become one of the most important. “My very favorite would be the look we put Lily in for the Jay Leno interview,” says Lennox. Pamela Anderson’s Jay Leno interview look Still, it isn’t among her five favorite looks from the show.
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“It was one of our proudest moments once we saw her on the beach in full makeup, hair and prosthetics.” On Pam & Tommy, it required multiple meetings with the makeup and prosthetic teams and a number of fittings to perfect. On any other series, selecting an actor’s swimsuit might take one fitting.
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